throughNatural! impoffibilities. 169 Faithbath made thee 13, hole. And the woman V9.2; made whole fom that fame houre: Andwhen Kw came into the Rulers houfe , andfaw the Minftrels , and the People makAng a noife : Helaidunto them , give place , for themaid is not dead, but fieepeth : And they laught him to feorne, He did a miracle in the way , as a pledge unto them that he would do this mi- racle alio that he would raife up his daughter : and by this miracle that he did in the way , he did give them a feale of the miracle following , of the Mercy following. Thus he does many times. Thus he dealt by : the Lord-made Davida pro- mile of the Kingdome , to give him the Kingdome , bring him to the Throne : David , he is thrall out into the Wilderneffe : well , when he is there ' Saul he per- fecutes him , hunts him ; Saul, comes fo nears him , as that Saul is on one fide the hill, andhe on the other, nearer : But even there. Saul is delivered into the hand of David. This now,this Mercy here in the Wilderneffe,was a pledge tohim of the Kingdome afterward. So now is it withyou : bath the Lord given you a prom ife of fome great bleffing , or fome great Mercy ? and thereupon does the fentence of deathcome upon it, and upon all the meanes that do lead unto it ? In the interim , between the promife, and the ful- filling ; does the Lord deliver you from fome affliclion that rifes up in your way the Interim-mercy , the deliverance being of the fame nature with the Mercy promifed , is a pledgeunto you , that the Mercy thatl rife again ; though the fentence of deathbe now upon it. And thus you thould look upon things. But while I am upon this , 'Tis enough for the Reliance of the Soule upon God, Amay be of Mercy : I fay , a may be of Mercy, is enough for the a& of Reliance. And this Dodrine alwayes holds forth this truth unto you, that there is a may ; becaufe , when God intends to fulfill his pro- mife, by giving any fpeciall blefling, or Mercy to the children of Abraham ; he does first of all put the fentence of death upon thebleffing, and upon ail the means that do lead unto it. Y z Shall
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